2024 MSTAR Students and Mentors
Divya Vemulapalli, Understanding Drivers of Readmission at UC San Diego Health
Mentor: Dr. Ming Tai-Seale
Jaclyn Calkins, Loneliness and Inflammation: Exploring the Hidden Health Risks in People Living with Schizophrenia
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Lee
Melanie Tran, Sleep & Metabolic Health: Effects of Schizophrenia & Ethnicity
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Lee
Jeffrey Chen, Impact of Aging on Gut Microbiome: A Study on the Role of REG3 and Baterial Protease Activity
Mentor: Dr. Richard Gallo
Kristine Ly, GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Cardiac Rehabilitation for Older Patients
Mentor: Dr. Pam Taub
Lailie Kahsai,Interstitial Cystitis-Associated Elmiron Maculopathy: A Systematic Review
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Anger
Leon Liu, Bone Turnover Rate & Peripheral Neuropathy
Mentor: Jan Hughes-Austin
Leslie Matherne, Considerations for Intersectionality in HIV Cure Related Research at End of Life
Mentor: Dr. Richard Gallo
Lohita Kollipara, Impact of Hearing, Balance, and Cognition on Daily Functioning
Mentor: Dr. Reanna Moore
Mabel Tang, Radiation Therapy Technique for Medicare Patients with Brain Metastases
Mentor: Dr. Jona Hattangadi-Gluth
Maryum Haidari, How do Radiation Oncologists Spend their Time? A Time-Motion Story
Mentor: Dr. Melody Schiaffino
Nick Noggle, A Comparative Analysis of Wearable ECG Devices for Arrhythmia Detection:
Streamlining deadly arrhythmia detection for older adults
Mentor: Dr. Ryan Moran
Quan Vo, Vaping accelerates aging of the lower respiratory tract in mice
Mentor: Dr. Laura Crotty-Alexander
Ritu Gaiward, Comparative Safety of JAK Inhibitors vs. TNF Antagonists in Patients with Immune Mediated Diseases: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Mentor: Dr. Siddharth Sing
Sandy Hu, The Effects of Chronic Pain and Aging on Affective Touch Perseption
Mentor: Laura Case
Sean Limfat, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and mobile cognitive tests
Mentor: Dr. Colin Depp
Steven Chen, PrEP eligibility and awareness among older adults in opioid treatment programs
Mentor: Ben Han
Steven Ibrahim, Intergenerational Meditation: A Study on Paired Meditation and the Impact on Overall Health
Mentor: Dr. Hemal Patel
